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"Actually, when you get into the hotel, it is quite intimate and informal." - George Osborne G8: The ties that bind G8 summits without ties 'get more work done' George Osborne has revealed the thinking behind the relaxed dress code at the G8 summit, saying an informal atmosphere is more conducive to getting work done. So much for expectations management: UK triumphant over G8 tax transparency deal G8 leaders are set to agree a sweeping agreement to improve tax transparency, George Osborne has declared, as negotiations continue in Lough Erne. Diplomats face 'UK spying shock' at G8 Meanwhile, in Downing Street... The porn summit: Internet firms dragged to No 10 Internet firms were convening in Downing Street today, as the government lays down the law on child abuse and access to pornography. Comment: We need to fight Facebook's smut unilateralism Facebook happily hosts the softer end of 'smut', while equally happily removing pages dedicated to breastfeeding. We should be able to debate what smut gets blocked online. Not broken, just messed up Police broke law with 'kettle' surveillance Officers have been slapped down for filming a woman at a trade union demonstration, in a court ruling which will have ramifications on the police response to protests. Labour demands harsher punishment for Stuart Hall Labour wrote to the attorney general today demanding a more severe punishment for former BBC presenter Stuart Hall, who was given a sentence of just 15 months despite being found guilty of sexually abusing 13 girls. Comment and analysis highlights Police broke law with 'kettle' surveillance Officers have been slapped down for filming a woman at a trade union demonstration, in a court ruling which will have ramifications on the police response to protests. Analysis: No short-term fixes to Britain's energy angst Since launching its 2008 energy supply probe, Ofgem has produced a series of 'remedies' aimed at trying to fix what it sees as an uncompetitive retail gas and electricity supply market. Comment: Struggling fathers shouldn't blame themselves After Father's Day, many of Britain's Dads will be feeling inadequate. Here's why they shouldn't.	VoicetheUnion video: Why is our union different? BFAWU video: Why join our trade union? NUT: 61% of parents oppose scrapping coursework Commenting on today’s reports in the media about proposed reforms to GCSEs, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers’ union, said: CAFH (Blue Badger) : Badger cull myths exposed in new report Blue Badger is a member of Team Badger. On the eve of a potentially devastating badger cull, Team Badger has published a report exposing the myths which underpin these misguided plans. Don’t forget about our local roads – CIHT calls for investment in UK infrastructure CIHT has submitted a letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer highlighting the important role played by transport infrastructure. CIHT specifically called for the Comprehensive Spending Review to ‘ensure that the maintenance of the local road network is sufficiently funded’. Comment from NEA on The Green Deal Comment from NEA, the national fuel poverty charity on The Green Deal: watching brief report, published today by the Energy and Climate Change Committee. Rethink: Victory for welfare campaigners as judges rule controversial disability benefits procedure is unfair Three judges have ruled that the procedure currently used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to decide whether hundreds of thousands of people are eligible for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) disadvantages people with mental health problems, learning disabilities and autism. BHA hits out at 'scaremongering' over humanist marriages The BHA responds to Tory MP Tony Baldry's comments on humanist wedding: "In spite of some people's desperate scaremongering, the amendment does not open up legal recognition for any new weddings other than humanist ones." BFAWU: The question is can you afford not to be in a Union Workers in the UK are having their rights cynically and maliciously stolen from them by a vindictive and cruel government; but there’s an incredible number of people who don't realise what the coalition’s changes to employment law mean to them.

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